Georgia 1.L.GC.1.6
The Standard
Grammar: Form and use verbs by adding -ing, -ed, or -s. (Master)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Grammar Conventions
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students change a base verb to show when an action happens or who performs it. They add -ing, -ed, or -s and use the new form in a sentence.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a base verb and a sentence clue, students form the correct verb. They use forms such as plays, played, and playing in complete sentences.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may choose an ending without checking when the action happens. They may use -s with plural subjects or leave out is before an -ing verb. Some may write forms like runned.
How to Assess It
- Give this exit ticket: “Every day Mia ___ (walk). Yesterday Mia ___ (walk). Right now Mia is ___ (walk).” Students write walks, walked, and walking.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs base-verb cards, ending tiles, and time-word cards to build verbs that match every day, yesterday, and now.
Ask students to write three sentences about one action, showing what happens every day, what happened yesterday, and what is happening now.
Play a spinner game where students spin a verb and an ending, then say a sentence using the new form correctly.
Students caption classroom photos with sentences such as “Sam paints,” “Sam painted,” and “Sam is painting” to connect verbs with visible actions.
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